Syllabus for _____________________________

Kansas State University Global Campus

Course Description:

Instructor Contact Information:

Name:

Department:

Phone:

Email:

Communication:

Response Time for Email or In-Course Communication:

Response Time for Voice Mail:

Student hours: I have set aside time to visit with you from __to ___ (Central Standard Time) on ________ and ________________. You are welcome to come in person to ____________ Hall. Please feel free to call me; we can also arrange a Zoom discussion if you let me know 24 hours ahead of time. You can send me an email with the details of your questions, as well as your contact information and the best times to reach you.

Please keep in mind that if you have technical questions, it is best to call IT services at 785-532-7722 or email helpdesk@ksu.edu.

A Little About Me:

Course Overview:

This course will be

Course Goals and Learning Outcomes:

This course will provide knowledge of...

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Course Prerequisites:

Required Textbooks and Equipment:

Technology:

K-State has technology recommendations, including a computer buying guide for success in online learning. You can also visit the K-State Global Campus website to make sure your technology is up to date.

Canvas will work best in the Google Chrome browser. If you choose to use another browser, please make sure your course materials function within that system. You may need to confirm that your browser, java, flash, and pdf reader are all updated to the latest version.

Technical Difficulties:

The K-State IT Help Desk is there to assist you with questions regarding the technology used for your course.

Phone: 785-532-7722 or toll-free 1-800-865-6143
Email: helpdesk@k-state.edu

If you have issues with your technology, please contact them first, they are the technology experts. If you miss a deadline due to technical difficulties, make sure it is documented through communication with the IT Help Desk, then exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.

K-State E-mail Account:

All students are required to have an active KSU e-mail account. You may forward incoming e-mails to a different account (like your school/work account or a Gmail account), but your instructor will only send emails to your KSU e-mail address. Do NOT forward your K-State email to a Hotmail account. This frequently creates problems as the KSU server rejects both incoming and outgoing e-mails to Hotmail accounts. During this course, it is your responsibility to check your KSU e-mail account multiple times each day.

Other Technology Resources:

Office 365 Help and Support

Zoom

Media Center

K-State Libraries

Canvas Help

Expectations:

What you can expect of your instructor:

I will communicate with you primarily through the tools within this Canvas course. If you have a personal concern or question you would like to talk about, please send me an email directly. During the workweek, I will respond to personal emails or your posts directed to me within 24 hours. I will review communication over the weekend, but I will respond on Monday to most situations. If you need to reach me by email, please use the subject line: Your Name, Course Name/Number, Topic. Please allow a full 24 hours before emailing me again about the same question or issue, and on Monday for inquiries sent over the weekend.

I will work to foster community through discussion boards, chat sessions, group projects, etc.

I will post grades within three days of the final due date of the assignment unless otherwise stated.

What I expect of you:

Expect to spend between ___ and ___ hours a week with this course. You must log in frequently, if not daily. It is important to log in early in the week so that you understand what is expected and have time to ask questions.

I expect you to ask questions if something is unclear.

Netiquette:

Rules of style or Netiquette (network etiquette) are expected by communicating through class e-mail lists, message boards, and discussion rooms. These are the guidelines set forth by K-State Global Campus.

Stick to the topic of discussion and its purpose

Use the subject line to announce your topic. Often, busy people will only open messages that have creative subject lines.

Use only one topic per message.

Get to the point. A limit of one page (screen) per message is ideal.

Don’t post advertisements (called spamming) or chain letters to the class discussion.

Use courtesy and common sense in all electronic communications

Consider what you write, as it’s a permanent record and can be retrieved easily.

Class discussions are confidential. Do not share or forward others’ email without permission.

When responding to a message, don’t quote back an entire message. Delete the excess (snip) and make your comments at the very top before starting the quotes.

DON’T TYPE IN ALL CAPS. This is hard to read and is considered shouting.

Avoid sarcasm, as it is easily misunderstood.

Avoid correcting others’ grammar, punctuation, and spelling unless it is necessary to clarify the discussion.

Avoid flaming. A flame is an abusive, harassing, or bigoted message that attacks an author of a message.

Respect the opinions of others and be sensitive to the diverse nature of people in the class. Keep in mind that although you cannot see other members on the list, you can show respect for individual differences. Diversity issues may include the following and others: race, ethnicity, religion, disabilities, gender, sexual orientation, age, social class, marital status, urban vs. rural dwellers. (See K-State's Notice of Nondiscrimination)

Check posting guidelines

Professors will have different requirements for posting. Make sure that you check the guidelines for each course, so you adequately show a “presence” in the course.

Make sure your post is substantive; simply replying “I agree” will not be considered a strong contribution to the discussion.

Check discussions frequently and respond on the subject.

Focus on one subject per post.

Cite all quotes, references, and sources.

University Expectations of “Classroom” Conduct:

All student activities in the University, including this course, are governed by the Student Judicial Conduct Code as outlined in the Student Governing Association By-Laws, Article V, Section 3, number 2. Students who engage in behavior that disrupts the learning environment may be asked to leave the class (in an online environment, you may be restricted from accessing the course).

Wearing of Face Coverings

To protect the health and safety of the K-State community, students, faculty, staff, and visitors must wear face coverings over their mouths and noses while on K-State campuses in all hallways, public spaces, classrooms and other common areas of campus buildings, and when in offices or other workspaces or outdoor settings when 6-feet social distancing cannot be maintained. In addition, all students, faculty, and staff are required to take the COVID-19 and Face Mask Safety training. Employees who need reasonable accommodations and assistance related to required face coverings may contact the ADA coordinator at charlott@k-state.edu, and students needing accommodations may contact the Student Access Center at accesscenter@k-state.edu.

In classrooms, faculty have the right to deny a student entry into the room if the student is not wearing a face covering. Students not wearing a face covering will be reminded to do so and offered a clean face covering if one is available. If the student does not comply, the faculty member will ask the student to leave the space, and if available, join the class remotely. As a last resort, campus police will be called. The faculty members will complete the Code of Conduct form , and the Office of Student Life will look further into the issue and take the non-compliance with the request to leave into consideration of further accountability measures.

At no point should the professor or other students put themselves into an unsafe situation while attempting to enforce the face-covering policy. Manhattan campus police: 785-532-6412

Assignments:

Course Schedule:

MODULES	LEARNING OBJECTIVES – (after each module, you will be able to)	LEARNING ACTIVITIES/ASSESSMENTS	REQUIRED RESOURCES
Module 1:	Required: Suggested:
Module 2:
Module 3:	Reading:
Module 4:

Discussions:

You are required to participate in the Discussion Board by posting to each topic with one original post and at least two substantive responses to other participants. A substantive response includes constructive commentary on the content of the post with added material based on readings and own experiences (“I agree!” Is not enough).

Grading:

Total points for each assignment and total points for the course

Grading scale based on points/letter grade/percentage

Late or Missing Assignment Policy:

There will be several assignments are due by 11:59 PM Central Time on the date listed. The purpose of these deadlines is to help you stay on track to complete all materials in a timely manner. If, for any reason you are unable to complete the assignment on time, please contact me by email as soon as possible so that we can make arrangements for the completion of the work.

Make-up Work:

Extra Credit Options:

Testing Procedures:

Proctoring Information:

This course will use proctored online exams. You will need a proctor.

You MUST have your proctor identified, and all proper forms turned in to Global Campus by the end of the second week of class. Remember, the first exam will come up much more quickly than you expect.

Global Campus coordinates all communication with your proctor. Please contact Global Campus for all proctor issues.

The Instructor is not responsible for proctor communication, acceptance, or administration.

Review our website with information on online exams and proctored testing.

Steps for getting a proctor:

Determine who will be your proctor. The Global Campus website noted above has a list of suggested locations to try. They can also assist with finding proctors in your area if you email globaltesting@ksu.edu.

Submit an examination proctor agreement.

After your proctor has been approved by Global Campus, you and your proctor will receive a confirmation of proctor acceptance.

After you receive confirmation from Global Campus, only then may you set up exam times on the exam dates with your proctor. If you have not received this notification in what would be considered a timely basis, you should certainly follow up to make sure all is OK.

Proctor issues you must consider:

Make sure your proctor will be available for all of the exam dates now. Some colleges will not proctor exams during their final exam week. There will not be any deadline exceptions made for proctors that are unavailable for a particular exam. It is your responsibility to make sure your proctor is available for all of the exam dates in advance.

Consider utilizing Examity for your online exams. You will have location flexibility, and Examity is open 24 hours a day. Please review the information in your course under the Proctoring module.

Please understand that if you choose to take the exam on the last day and run into technical difficulties, or computer difficulties, you risk not being able to take the exam. Your proctor may not be able to reschedule. I do not recommend scheduling the exam on the last day. Rather it should be used as a backup.

Should you need to be gone from work to take an exam, make sure your employer has granted you permission in advance to be gone from work for all of the exam dates in advance.

Proctors may expect payment for this service.

Make sure you arrange testing times in advance with your proctor as only your proctor can access the exam. Many require a one-week notice. No exceptions will be made for the late notification of a proctor.

Global Campus phone numbers for assistance are 785-532-5575 or 800-622-2578.

Policies:

Academic Honesty:

Kansas State University has an Honor and Integrity System based on personal integrity, which is presumed to be sufficient assurance that, in academic matters, one's work is performed honestly and without unauthorized assistance. Undergraduate and graduate students, by registration, acknowledge the jurisdiction of the Honor and Integrity System. The policies and procedures of the Honor and Integrity System apply to all full and part-time students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate courses on-campus, off-campus, and via distance learning. A component vital to the Honor and Integrity System is the inclusion of the Honor Pledge, which applies to all assignments, examinations, or other course work undertaken by students. The Honor Pledge is implied, whether or not it is stated: "On my honor, as a student, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work." A grade of XF can result from a breach of academic honesty. The F indicates failure in the course; the X indicates the reason is an Honor Pledge violation.

Students with Disabilities:

Students with disabilities who need classroom accommodations, access to technology, or information about emergency building/campus evacuation processes should contact the Student Access Center and/or their instructor. Services are available to students with a wide range of disabilities, including, but not limited to, physical disabilities, medical conditions, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, depression, and anxiety. If you are a student enrolled in campus/online courses through the Manhattan or Olathe campuses, contact the Student Access Center at accesscenter@k-state.edu, 785-532-6441; for K-State Polytechnic campus, contact Julie Rowe, Diversity, Inclusion and Access Coordinator, at jarowe@ksu.edu or call 785-826-2971.

Copyright:

Copyright 20xx([your name here]) as to this syllabus and all lectures. During this course, students are prohibited from selling notes to or being paid for taking notes by any person or commercial firm without the express written permission of the professor teaching this course. In addition, students in this class are not authorized to provide class notes or other class-related materials to any other person or entity, other than sharing them directly with another student taking the class for purposes of studying, without prior written permission from the professor teaching this course.

Copyright is a form of legal protection that allows authors, photographers, composers, and other creators to control some reproduction and distribution of their work. Both students and professors are protected by copyright. Please review Copyright basics for more information.

Academic Freedom:

Kansas State University is a community of students, faculty, and staff who work together to discover new knowledge, create new ideas, and share the results of their scholarly inquiry with the wider public. Although new ideas or research results may be controversial or challenge established views, the health and growth of any society requires frank intellectual exchange. Academic freedom protects this type of free exchange and is thus essential to any university's mission.

Moreover, academic freedom supports collaborative work in the pursuit of truth and the dissemination of knowledge in an environment of inquiry, respectful debate, and professionalism. Academic freedom is not limited to the classroom or scientific and scholarly research but extends to the life of the university as well as to larger social and political questions. It is the right and responsibility of the university community to engage with such issues.